Long story short, you can’t just put number in function and expect it to be passed by reference.
In python…
- (act like) pass by value : whole numbers, strings or tuples
- (act like) pass by reference : python list
You should visit here for more info about “Pass(call) by Object Reference”.
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/is-python-call-by-reference-or-call-by-value/
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